Olenyok (russian: Оленёк; sah, Өлөөн) is a
rural locality (a ''
selo'') and the
administrative center
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of
Olenyoksky District
Olenyoksky District (russian: Оленёкский улу́с; sah, Өлөөн улууһа, ''Ölöön uluuha'', ), or Olenyoksky-Evenki National District, is an administrativeConstitution of the Sakha Republic and municipalLaw #172-Z #351-III di ...
in the
Sakha Republic,
[''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''] Russia
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, located north of the
Arctic Circle. Population:
Geography
The village is located by the
Olenyok River, a few miles downstream from the confluence of the
Arga-Sala, its largest tributary.
Transportation
Olenyok is served by the
Olenyok Airport .
Climate
Olenyok has a
subarctic climate (
Köppen climate classification
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''Dfc''). Winters are extremely cold with average temperatures from in January, while summers are mild with average temperatures from . A temperature of was recorded in January 1959.
Precipitation
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is quite low, but is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year. Temperatures in summer sometimes reach and the record high is , recorded in July 1936.
References
Notes
Sources
*Official website of the Sakha Republic. ''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Divisions of the Sakha Republic''
Churapchinsky District
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Rural localities in the Sakha Republic
Road-inaccessible communities of the Sakha Republic
Olenyok basin